Abdoulaye Kamara

Not to be confused with Abdoulaye Camara.

Abdoulaye Kamara
Personal information
Full name Abdoulaye Kamara[1]
Date of birth (2004-11-06) November 6, 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea[2]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Portsmouth
Number 25
Youth career
0000–2021 Paris Saint-Germain
2021–2022 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Borussia Dortmund II 48 (2)
2022–2024 Borussia Dortmund 0 (0)
2024– Portsmouth 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:33, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

Abdoulaye Kamara (born 6 November 2004) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Portsmouth.

Career

Paris Saint-Germain

Kamara is a product of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy. He played for the under-19 side of the club in the 2020–21 season despite being three years younger than the maximum age for the team. On 5 August 2020, he made his debut for Paris Saint-Germain's senior team in a 1–0 friendly victory over Sochaux.[4]

Borussia Dortmund

On 20 July 2021, Kamara signed for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, having declined a professional contract at PSG in order to move to Germany.[5]

Portsmouth

On 20 August 2024, Kamara signed for Championship club Portsmouth on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[6][7]

Personal life

Kamara was born in Guinea and holds Guinean nationality.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 August 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Borussia Dortmund II 2021–22 3. Liga 14 0 — — — 14 0
2022–23 3. Liga 20 1 — — — 20 1
2023–24 3. Liga 13 0 — — — 13 0
2024–25 3. Liga 1 1 — — — 1 1
Total 48 2 — — — 48 2
Portsmouth 2024–25 EFL Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 49 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 2

References

  1. ^ Abdoulaye Kamara at Global Sports Archive
  2. ^ "Abdoulaye Kamara". PlaymakerStats.com. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Abdoulaye Kamara". Borussia Dortmund. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Borussia Dortmund sign Abdoulaye Kamara from Paris Saint-Germain". Bundesliga. 24 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  5. ^ "PSG : l'espoir Abdoulaye Kamara file à Dortmund" [PSG: the hope Abdoulaye Kamara heads to Dortmund]. Le Parisien (in French). 20 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Pompey Sign Abdoulaye Kamara". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Portsmouth sign midfielder Abdoulaye Kamara from Borussia Dortmund". BBC Sport. 20 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Abdoulaye KAMARA -". www.unfp.org. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  9. ^ Abdoulaye Kamara at Soccerway